Stopper attachment for cans.



B. M. DE LANEY & H. M. BRYANT.

STOPPER ATTACHMENT FOR CANS. APPLICATION FILED FEB.17, 1912. RENEWED MAR. 19. 1913.

1,082,850, Patented Dec. 30, 1913.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 30, 1913.

Application filed Februaryfi, 1912, Serial No. 678,319. Renewed March 19, 1913. Serial Io. 755,562.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, EDWARD M. DE LANEY and HUGH M. BRYANT, citizens of the United States, and residents of Portland, county of Multnomah, State of Oregon, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Stopper Attachments for Cans, of which the following is a specification.-

This invention relates to devices to be used for opening the sealed tops of cans by making a small puncture therein, and then using the same device to close such puncture, and thus keep the liquid in the can from evaporating, and also to keep out dust and insects, and keep the pouring orifice open. A fuller description of the device referred to will be had by having reference to the Letters Patent of the Unlted States granted to lVilliam S. Van Zant, et at, Jan. 4, 1910, No. 945,643.

The object of this invention is to further improve said device in the following particulars: Referring for example to cans in which evaporated cream is sold, these cans are put up in diiferent sizes, and hence there would have to be provided different sized stopper attachments. its purpose to so improve the stopper attachment that it may be used on any sized can, by merely first properly adjusting a movable part of the device. This improvement is also of advantage to the storekeeper, since he would be obliged to keep only one size of said stopper attachments instead of various sizes as heretofore, and it also renders the manufacture more convenient, without adding any material cost to the device by reason of the improvement.

The nature of our improvement will be more readily understood by having reference in the first instance to the accompanying drawings constituting a part of this specification.

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing a top portion of a cansuch as commonly used in putting up evaporated cream for the marketwith our device applied thereto as in practice; Fig. 2 is a section approximately taken on a line w-w of Fig. 1, the movable piece of our device being shown in full lines; Fig. 3 is a bottom view of our device; and Fig. 4 is an exaggerated perspective detail of the movable part of our device.

ur devicecomprises a plate, at, having bifurcated portions, 6, c,and an intermedi- Our invention has for ate slit d, in which is longitudinally adjustable a member e. The latter is movably held in place by its lateral top arms, f, f, and bottom arms g. The arms f, f and g, g are slightly curved inward at their extremlties so as to bear against the top and bottom faces of the plate a near the margin of the slit 0?, the portions, ber e being guided in the slit d and preventing the lateral movement of the member e. These details are, however, subject to variation.

The plate, a, is provided with an integral portion 7', formed at an angle so as to permlt the tilting of the plate, as illustrated in dotted outline in Fig. 2; the portion 9' also serving as a stop to limit such tilting. Rearward of the portion j is formed a finger-hold 7c. The portion j'is formed with downwardly projecting prongs, Z, m, adapted to be forced into the top of the can and providing fulcrums for the device to tilt on the manipulation thereof, as shown in Fig. 2.

The member e is made with a downwardly projecting tapered stopper projection n, adapted to puncture an orifice into the top of the can out of which to pour the liquid when our device is tilted, as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2 in broken outline. Near the puncture making projection 71. are provided spacing lugs, o, 0, the purpose of which is to space the plate a from the top of the can, so that when any liquid has gathered on top of the canduring the pouring-out process, and the pouring orifice is later closed by the insertion therein of the stopper projection n, there will be no splashing of the liquid which may be gathered on the top of the can, by the pl wise would occur.

The application readily seen from cru-m prongs, l, m,

and use of our device is the drawings. The fulare forced in place in the top of the can, the movable member 6 having previously been adjusted so as to bring the stopper projection, n, in proper place. By then forcing such stopper projection down through the can-top an orifice is provided through which the liquid may be poured out when our device is tilted on its fulcrum prongs, so as to open the orifice p;

and the releasing of our device causes the stopper projection 71. to be inserted in and close said orifice.

ate dropping on it, as other- It, i, of the memlon itudinally; a member adjustab We claim: 1. A stopper attachment for cans com:

prising a metal plate provided at one end,

the plate above the can-top; and said plate being adapted to be rocked on the can-top.

2. A stopper attachment for cans comprising a metal plate provided at one end, on the under side, with a fulcrumed projection adapted to be forced into the can-top, the other end of said plate being slitted longitudinally on the plate in said slit, said member providedat its outer end with a stopper projection adapted to puncture a pouring orifice in the can-top; means operating to adjustably clamp the inner end of said adjustable member in said slitted portion of the plate, said means adapted to prevent the lateral movement of said member; and said plate being adapted to be rocked on the canto A stopper attachment for cans comprising a metal plate provided at one end, on the under side, with a fulcrumed projection adapted to be forced into the can-top, the other end of said plate bein slitted longitudinally; a member adjustab elongitudiorifice in the can-top;

nally on the plate in said slit, said member provided at its outer end with a stopper projection adapted to puncturea pouring means operating to adjustably clamp the inner end of said adjustable member in said slitted portion of the plate, said means adapted to prevent the lateral movement of said member; a stop lug near the stopper projectionfor spacing the plate above the can-top; and said plate being adapted to be rocked on the can-top.

4. A stopper attachment for cans comprising a metal plate provided at one end, on the under side, with a fulcrumed projection adapted to be forced into the can-top, the other end of said plate bein slitted longitudinally; a member adjustable longitudinally on the plate in said slit, said member provided at its outer end with a stopper projection adapted to puncture a pouring orifice in the can-top; laterally extending arms on said adjustable member arranged to bear on the opposite faces of the plate at the margin of its said slit; and-said plate being adapted to be rocked on the can-top.

5. A stopper attachment for cans comprising a metal plate provided at oneend, on the under side, with a fulcrumed projection adapted to be forcbd into the can-top, the other end of said pla e bein slitted longitudinally nally on theplate in said slit, said member a member a 'ustab e longitudi-' rovided at its outer end with a stopper proection adapted to puncture a pouring orifice in the can-top; laterally extending arms on said adjustable member arranged to bear on the opposite faces of the plate at the margin of its said slit,.said arms curved inwardly at their extremity; and said plate being adapted to be rocked on the can-top.

6. A stopper attachment for cans comprising a metal plate provided at one end, on the under side, with a fulcrumed projection adapted to be forced into the can-top,

the other end of said plate bein slit-ted longitudinally; a member adjustab e longitudinally on: the plate in said slit, said member provided at its outer end witha stopper project-ion adapted to puncture a pouring. orifice in the can-top; laterally extending arms on said adjustable member arranged to bear on the opposite faces of the plate at the margin of its said slit, said arms curved inwardly at their extremity; one set of arms being 10- cated rearward of the other and the portion between said arms of said adjustable member being adapted to guide in said slit of the plate; and said plate being adapted to be rocked on the can-top.

7 A stopper attachment for cans comprising a metal plate provided at one end,

on the under side, with a fulcrumed projection adapted to be forced into the can-top,

the other end of said plate being slit-ted longitudinally; a member adjustable longitudinally on the plate in said slit, said member provided at its outer end with a stopper pro- 'ection adapted to puncture a pouring orifice 1n the can-top; laterally extending arms on said adjust-able member arranged to bear on the opposite faces of the plate at the margin .of its said slit, said arms curved inwardly at their extremity; one set of arms being located rearward of the other and the portion between said arms of said adjustable member being adapted to guide in said slit of the plate; a stop lug1 near the stopper projection for spacin t e plate above the can-top; and said plate eing adapted to be rocked on the can-top.

- EDWARD M. DE LANEY. t

. HUGH M. BRYANT. 

